daily show
Software
The App Store Is Just Like The Civil Rights Movement
2:50AM John Herrman | The Daily Show tells the harrowing tale of iFart vs Pull My Finger, showing us the faces behind the farts. It’s predictable stuff until about 3:00, when Pull My Finger guy compares himself to Jackie Robinson. Then, it’s pure art. More »
Entertainment
Jon Stewart vs Jim Cramer on Manipulating Apple Stock
4:02PM Brian Lam | It’s been interesting watching the CNBC’s bad habits come under fire by the mighty Jon Stewart. Gawker’s got a clip of Cramer as he appears on The Daily Show tonight, where Jim Cramer is quoted talking about manipulating Apple stock. More »
Gadgets
Jon Stewart Is Totally Not Buying The Kindle 2
11:54PM John Mahoney | Jeff Bezos brought a Kindle 2 to the Daily Show last night, where Mr. Stewart lobbed some pretty hefty criticism at it. And all Bezos could do was laugh like a gassed hyena. More »
Entertainment
Jon Stewart and P.W. Singer Discuss Dangerous Robot Soldiers
3:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Discussed within: Asimov’s Laws, Microsoft Word as the downfall of robot rebellion, Astro Boy, robots with hearts of gold, Jon Stewart’s embarrassing film career, and Japan’s decidedly adorable robot culture. Watch after the jump. More »
Random Stuff
Daily Show Writers Use Viacom’s YouTube Suit to Hilariously Explain the Strike
8:50AM Adam Frucci | Because of the WGA strike, there’s no Daily Show, which sucks. But if you think you’re suffering, think of how the writers of that wonderful program feel! In this video that the writers of our favourite mock newscast made on the picketline, they clearly explain why this strike is happening and how the studio chiefs are total hypocrites. And they have a point! I mean, how can Viacom go around suing YouTube for one billion dollars and then turn around and say there’s no money to be made on the internet? Scumbags! [Defamer]daily More »
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Viacom Putting All of Daily Show Online
2:05AM Mark Wilson | Whether it was the cause of or the reaction to their $1 billion lawsuit against Google, Viacom will be launching TheDailyShow.com with the entire back catalog of Stewart clips available for viewing (we’re assuming for free). It’s a progressive move by Viacom, and hopefully the clips aren’t so chock full of ads that we can’t enjoy them properly. Of course, that won’t be true if MTV.com’s full 30 second intro ads are any indication. It’s brilliant, really. Cutting shows into individual clips, Viacom probably feeds users more ads per content minute online than on television. [nytimes] More »
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Gizmodo’s Brian Lam on The Daily Show
12:42AM Seamus Byrne | Our own Brian Lam was interviewed by The Daily Show’s Rob Riggle last night about his experience with the iPhone, somehow resisting Riggle’s rugged, masculine charm despite some pretty heavy advances. If you missed it on Comedy Central, you can witness the zenith of Brian’s life thus far above. Go Brian go! More »
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